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US 11,179,151 B2Granted
Surgical instrument comprising a display
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory G. Scott, Sarah A. Worthington, Jason L. Harris, David C. Yates
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Abstract
A surgical instrument comprising a touchscreen display is disclosed.
Claims17
A surgical stapling instrument system, comprising:
- a handle, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
- an insulative layer;
- and
- a capacitance sensing mechanism;
- a shaft;
- an end effector comprising a staple cartridge;
- a sterile barrier replaceably positioned around said handle and over said touch-sensitive display, wherein said sterile barrier is configured to receive an input applied by an input device, wherein said sterile barrier comprises a plurality of conductive particles configured to transmit said input to said insulative layer, and wherein said capacitance sensing mechanism is configured to sense the application of said input through said sterile barrier;
- and
- an attachment member comprising a clip, wherein said sterile barrier is secured by said attachment member in a stretched position over said touch-sensitive display and adjacent to said insulative layer such that a gap is formed between said sterile barrier and said insulative layer.
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A surgical stapling instrument system, comprising:
- a handle, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
- an insulative layer;
- and
- sensing means for sensing capacitance;
- a shaft;
- an end effector comprising a staple cartridge;
- and
- a replaceable sterile barrier positioned around said handle and secured by an attachment member in a stretched position adjacent to said insulative layer of said touch-sensitive display, wherein a gap is defined between said sterile barrier and said insulative layer of said touch-sensitive display when said sterile barrier is replaceably positioned on top of said touch-sensitive display, wherein said sterile barrier comprises a plurality of conductive particles configured to transmit an input to said insulative layer, and wherein said sensing means is configured to sense the application of said input through said sterile barrier.
6 more elements
A surgical stapling instrument system, comprising:
- a handle, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
- an insulative layer;
- and
- a sensing mechanism for sensing capacitance;
- a shaft;
- an end effector comprising a staple cartridge;
- and
- a replaceable sterile barrier positioned around said handle and secured by an attachment member in a stretched position adjacent to said insulative layer such that a gap is defined between said sterile barrier and said insulative layer, wherein said sensing mechanism is configured to detect an attachment of said replaceable sterile barrier over said touch-sensitive display, wherein said sterile barrier comprises a plurality of conductive particles configured to transmit an input to said insulative layer, and wherein said sensing mechanism is configured to sense the application of said input through said sterile barrier.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.